El shaddai - God is Sufficient

Our God is so good! I am amazed by the care He takes to comfort me in times of despair. Mark was laid off from his job last week and quite frankly, I am scared to death! Then on Sunday, I was driving out to my mother's house and a small miracle happened. The drive itself was unusual in that I was driving the Mustang and didn't have kids with me. Since I was in the Mustang, the radio was on (the on/off button is broken and if I managed to turn it off, Mark would shoot me!). Because of my hearing loss, I very rarely listen to the radio since it is just meaningless noise most of the time. The only songs I can really enjoy are old songs, ones that I learned and remember from before the onset of my hearing loss. The radio station Mark usually listens to is a contemporary Christian station and I honestly wasn't paying any attention to the songs - they were all recent releases I didn't know and couldn't understand. Then a familiar melody began to play. A simple song carrying a very strong message delivered just as I was wrestling with the fear of how my family was going to survive.

You see, God knows me, He knew my fear, and He knew that I could not be comforted through the words of a new song - I wouldn't be able to understand. In order to reach through my pain, He used a song from my memory, something that would bypass my hearing and touch my heart.

El shaddai, el shaddai, El-elyon na adonia,
Age to age you're still the same, By the power of the name.
El shaddai, el shaddai, Erkamka na adonai,
We will praise and lift you high, El shaddai.

Through your love and through the ram, You saved the son of Abraham;
Through the power of your hand, Turned the sea into dry land.
To the outcast on her knees, You were the God who really sees,
And by your might, You set your children free.

El shaddai, el shaddai, El-elyon na adonia,
Age to age you're still the same, By the power of the name.
El shaddai, el shaddai, Erkamka na adonai,
We will praise and lift you high,El shaddai.

Through the years you've made it clear, That the time of Christ was near,
Though the people couldn't see What Messiah ought to be.
Though your word contained the plan, They just could not understand
Your most awesome work was done Through the frailty of your son.

El shaddai, el shaddai, El-elyon na adonai,
Age to age you're still the same, By the power of the name.
El shaddai, el shaddai, Erkamka na adonai,
I will praise you till I die, El shaddai.

El shaddai, el shaddai, El-elyon na adonai,
Age to age you're still the same, By the power of the name.
El shaddai, el shaddai, Erkamka na adonai, I will praise you till I die.
El shaddai.

El Shaddai by Amy Grant

From Hebrews 4 Christians: The All-Sufficient God (click on the link to read more)

and from another source:
El-Shaddai means God Almighty. El points to the power of God Himself. Shaddai seems to be derived from another word meaning breast, which implies that Shaddai signifies one who nourishes, supplies, and satisfies. It is God as El who helps, but it is God as Shaddai who abundantly blesses with all manner of blessings.

He is sufficient! He will provide! He will bless us if we are faithful to trust in Him! What an awesome God we serve! I hope you take a moment to watch the video and be blessed!